Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-03-31
GouxoD IS said to busy on the compost

GouxoD Is said to busy on the compost
ton OF another opera
In reply to q question in the British House
of Commons, Sir John Gorst. Under Sec
rotary for India, stated that the report that
q British corps OF observation was being
formed at Pisheen was untrue The Gov
eminent had no reason to believe that
Russia entertained any designs looking to
the invasion Of Afghanistan.
Four men were drowned by the capsizing
of boat of the training ship Saratoga at
Trinidad, February d
ALL the Italians held as prisoners by Ras
Alula, the Abyssinian General, have been
released except Major Savoiroux. who has
been detained to act as the Generals physi-
clan.
PRINCE BISMARCK has assured Crown
Prince Rudolph of Austria-Hurgary who
was in Berlin representing his father at the
Emperor's birthday celebration, that Ger
many's foreign policy was pacific; that
peace was assured for 1887, and that there
was no cause for disquietude in either the
East or the West.
THE festivities in honor of Emperor Will
| hams ninetieth birthday commenced in
earnest at Berlin on the 2lst.
THE Denmark Chamber of Deputies, by 6S
to 10, has adopted the Government proposal
extending the franchise to men of legal age,
possessing educational and property quail
fications to be fixed by electoral laws.
IT was reported that SIX persons were
captured in st. Petersburg one day re-
Gently in connection with the plot to as
sassinate the Gar and hanged the next
day. DeGaieff, the man who murdered
Lieutenant Colonel Sudei1in, the Russian
chief of police, three years ago, and who
was suspected of having planned the plot
against the Cars life, was said to have
been one of the six.
THE police of st. Peters burg have discov-
-
the manufacture OF bombs in several villas
at Pargstevos, q summer resort in the sub
urbs of the Russian capital
ADvICES from Suakim state that the
British war ship Albaco has captured two
slavers with cargo of sixty slaves each,
going to Keddah.
QUEEN VICTORIA visited Birmingham on
the 23d and laid the foundation stone of the
Victoria aSsiZe court building. The
weather was fine, and public buildings and
private residences were decorated. The
streets through which her Majesty passed
were SPAWNED by triumphal arches and
thronged with people.
LIE Paris publishes a telegram from Lem
berg, the capital of Gaicia, in Austria,
stating that on the 18th of March an at
tempt was made to upset the train which
was conveying the Gar and Czarina to st.
Petersburg from a visit to the Grand Duke
Vladimir.
THE Italian bark Lusiano Sierra, which
sailed from CardenaS January 24
Tor Philadelphia, has been gwen up for
lost, together with Captain Imperato and
his crew of twelve men. She had on board
a cargo OF sugar valued at $4,000 and the
vessel herself was w orth about $4,000.
A CABLE has been received from Rome
announcing that the Pope, desiring to show
special honor to Most Rev. Archbishop Cor
rigan, has named him prelate assistant to
the Pontifical throne.
A DREADFUL tragedy has been reported
from Hoia Shib Chen, China, twenty miles
northeast of Hongchow. Over 800 trampS
appeared at the village and greatly irrita
ted the inhabitants. The villagers inveigled
the whole body into temple, and during
the night set fire to it. Only forty of the
occupants of the building escaped. The
mainder were burned to death.
MAURICE GRAU was IN Jail lately at Que
bee, on the complaint of creditors, as re-
suit of an unlucky opera adventure. He
published pathetic appeal for release and
justice.
THE steamship Scotia, which left Mar
settles February 20, Naples %, and passed
Gibraltar the 9th, for New York, is re-
ported overdue. She had 1000 passengers
on board.
LETTERS containing money, drafts, etc,
days ago from an Astrachan Russia) post
Office by nihllist, who dug an underground
passage to the building and entered it by
cutting through the floor.
IT is reported the Chinese Government
has concluded a loan of 5, 100000 marks with
German financiers at So per cent